Michael Thomas Fois, an attorney admitted to practice in front of this Court, affirms and states

under penalty of perjury, the following:

I represent the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom ("NCSF") and filethis affirmation in support of the NCSF's request for leave to filea Memorandum of Law as amicus citriae in the above-captioned matter.

2. The NCSF is a not for profit organization, founded to defend the right of

American citizens to individual autonomy and privacy in the sexual sphere. The NCSF, in ser-vin- these ooals, opposes Governmental regulation of adult consensual sexual interaction and discrimination based upon sexual orientation. Among the sexual practices which the NCSF seeks to protect is consensual sadomasochistic conduct; conduct which is engaged in by a significant, albeit silent, community.

3. On July 7, 1999, the NCSF received the section of the District Attorney's Brief in